International ADR Trainers Network

Sharing expertise and different experiences

Dates: March 2011 – on-going. Most Recent Meeting: November 2015

The International ADR Trainers Network, created by CEDR in 2011, brings together high quality trainers biennially to provide a forum for the sharing of ideas about current practice worldwide, innovations in the field of ADR training delivery, developing Standards and Good Practice for ADR Trainers.

The Second Meeting of the International ADR Trainers' Network took place in London on 11 and 12 November 2015. During the two day meeting, 52 trainers explored the challenges encountered in providing mediation training around the globe and their solutions for dealing with such issues. We also looked at the influence of cultural factors upon mediation training in a session led by Dr Xiaohui Yuan from the University of Bristol and the group worked on presentation skills with the National Theatre.

The global participants are all CEDR Mediator Skills Training Alumni and come from a range of countries including:

Bangladesh

Bulgaria

Egypt

Finland

France

Greece

Italy

Nigeria

Pakistan

South Africa

Spain

UK

Ukraine

USA

Quotes from the most recent International ADR Trainers' network meeting.

"It was fantastic to meet old friends and to work with new colleagues."Albena Penova, Bulgarian Association for Mediation

"Extremely useful course. Steller faculty and a great bunch of intelligent people to stay and exchange ideas with. Jolly well done!"Federico Antich, Studio Advocato Antich

"It is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the cross-cultural experiences of trainers."Neelofar Khan, Pakistan

About the Network

The Network meets for a full meeting every two years in London. In addition, the group is kept in contact on a more informal basis between meetings and there are network webinar sessions (an example is shown below).

The network is currently restricted to those who have been trained as mediation trainers by CEDR and is by invitation only. This on-going project not only aims to facilitate the sharing of learning about training delivery in different cultures but also to steadily improve standards of training and thus bring a greater level of satisfaction in mediation in participating countries.

Watch James South, CEDR Director of Training, and Heather Allen, CEDR Head of Faculty, introduce the International ADR Trainers Network: